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Barred from an English university education by his religion, he nevertheless received some schooling at a couple of Catholic institutions, but soon supplemented this with his own extensive reading in Greek and Latin authors. He began writing verse by doing translations of these authors, and imitations and adaptations of others such as Chaucer, Waller, and Cowley.  \nPope is by far the most important poetic figure of the age called after him (1700-1740) . His importance lies in the fact that he exercised the greatest influence on the classical poetry of the century. His poetry was intellectual, didactic and satiric, and was almost written in heroic couplet. It is never of the highest class, but within its limits, it stands unrivalled in the language.  \nPseudo Classicist  \nThe true classicism is meant to be a combination of poetic ardor and excellence of form. In Pope the true poetic ardor and energy is absent but he is exceedingly careful about the technique of form and style. When we look at the contents of Pope's poetry we do not find anything worthwhile. Satire, didactic poetry, and a flimsy mock-heroic poem---are all his poetic achievements. They are mere products of intellect, and artificially constructed; they do not reproduce true classical spirit. Hence it is not correct to describe Pope asa true classicist. (Milton, with his poetic impulse and perfection of form, is a true classicist. ) The classicism of Pope is the shadow of classicism; it is false or pseudo-classicism.  \nIntellectual Poetry  \nPope's poetry was of his age, and it reflected in full measure the spirit of the age. It is intellectual and its appeal is to the mind rather than to the heart. It is full of wit and epigram, the brilliancy of which is unsurpassed. Pope is next to Shakespeare, in contributing quotable lines of verse, which are remarkable for their pregnancy, neatness and brevity. Here are some of his famous quotes.  \n􀂙 To err is human, to forgive divine.  \n􀂙 Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed.  \n􀂙 We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.  \n􀂙 For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.  \nThe Rape of The Lock As A Social Satire  \nThis poem shows Pope's genius for satirical poetry which exposes in a witty manner the follies and absurdities of the high society of the times. All the recognized weapons of satire have been employed by Pope in a most effective manner. The principal targets of satire in this poem are aristocratic ladies and gentlemen of Pope's day. Ladies who learns to roll their eyes and to blush in a coquettish manner. Pope ridicules the fickleness and superficiality of the ladies by referring to their hearts as moving toy-shops and their varying vanities.  \nA Poet of Wit And Fancy  \nPope's subjects of poetry in which he excelled are of the satirical and mock-heroic kind. He is the unchallenged master of artificial poetry; poetry dealing with artificial life, and in this sphere, 'The Rape of the Lock' stands unmatched. Among the great English poets who had preceded Pope, Chaucer was the painter of actual life, Spenser of imaginative life, Shakespeare of ideal life, and Milton of moral and spiritual life.  \nIt remained for Pope to give rhythmical utterance to artificial life, and he was eminently fitted for this task because he was gifted with the power of intellectual expression and perfect propriety of phrase.  \nIt is true that Pope had not much to express, he had hardly any original thing to say, his thoughts are mostly borrowed or common place, but what gives distinction to his poetry is its lucid expression, His aim was to set the gems, not to create them. Lessing said: Pope's great merit lay i","cbCainDnpkHO1u3H","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainDnpkHO1u3H","pdf",379790,"English","# Alexander Pope - Early Life and Literary Importance\n## Pseudo-Classicism and Critical Assessment\n## Intellectual Poetry and Famous Quotations\n## The Rape of the Lock as Social Satire\n## A Poet of Wit and Fancy\n## Pope’s Heroic Couplet Technique\n## Pope as a Classic in Prose\n## Some Limitations","[{\"question\":\"Why is Alexander Pope considered a major poet of the 1700–1740 age?\",\"answer\":\"His importance is tied to the greatest influence he exerted on the century’s classical poetry. His work is intellectual, didactic, and satiric, and is often written in the heroic couplet form.\"},{\"question\":\"What does “pseudo-classicism” mean in the notes about Pope?\",\"answer\":\"The notes argue that true classicism combines poetic ardor with excellence of form, but Pope’s true poetic ardor is absent. 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